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3. Shi J, Mei C, Ge F, Hu Q, Ban X, Xia R, Xin P, Cheng S, Zhang G, Nie J, Zhang S, Ma X, Wang Y, Chu J, Chen Y, Wang B, Wu W, Li J*, Xie Q*, Yu F*. (2025). Resistance to Striga parasitism through reduction of strigolactone exudation. Cell. S0092-8674(25)00086-8.
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5. Chang W#, Qiao Q#, Li Q, Li X, Li Y, Huang X, Wang Y, Li J, Wang B*, Wang L*. (2024). Non-transcriptional regulatory activity of SMAX1 and SMXL2 mediates karrikin-regulated seedling response to red light in Arabidopsis. Mol. Plant 17(7):1054-1072.
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Wang Z,
Yuan Z,
Zhang P,
Zhang Y,
Ju F,
Zhang H,
Wang F,
Cui Y,
Zhang J,
Jia G,
Wan D,
Ruan C,
Zeng Y,
Wu P,
Gao Z,
Zhao W,
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Yu G,
Tian C,
Jin L,
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10. Yuan K#, Zhang H#, Yu C#, Luo N, Yan J, Zheng S, Hu Q, Zhang D, Kou L, Meng X, Jing Y, Chen M, Ban X, Yan Z, Lu Z, Wu J, Zhao Y, Liang Y, Wang Y, Xiong G, Chu J, Wang E, Li J, Wang B*. (2023) Low phosphorus promotes NSP1-NSP2 heterodimerization to enhance strigolactone biosynthesis and regulate shoot and root architectures in rice. Mol Plant 16(11):1811-1831.
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11. Liu S, Wang J, Song B, Gong X, Liu H, Hu Q, Zhang J, Li Q, Zheng J, Wang H*, Xu HE*, Li J*, Wang B*. (2023) Conformational Dynamics of the D53-D3-D14 Complex in Strigolactone Signaling. Plant Cell Physiol. 64(9):1046-1056.
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13. Li X#, Lei C#, Song Q, Bai L, Cheng B, Qin K, Li X, Ma B, Wang B, Zhou W, Chen X*, Li J*. (2023) Chemoproteomic profiling of O-GlcNAcylated proteins and identification of O-GlcNAc transferases in rice. Plant Biotechnol. J. 21 (4):742-753.
14. Liu H, Liu S, Yu H, Huang X, Wang Y, Jiang L, Meng X, Liu G, Chen M, Jing Y, Yu F, Wang B*, Li J*.(2022) An engineered platform for reconstituting functional multisubunit SCF E3 ligase in vitro. Mol. Plant 15: 1285-1299.
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15. Jia M#, Luo N#, Meng X, Song X, Jing Y, Kou L, Liu G, Huang X, Wang Y, Li J, Wang B*, Yu H*. (2022) OsMPK4 promotes phosphorylation and degradation of IPA1 in response to salt stress to confer salt tolerance in rice. J. Genet. Genomics 49: 766-775.
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